Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-25

in the preceding section may be
delivered to the president, secretary or
other managing officer of such corpora
ton. The act is 10 take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Senate bill creating the office of state
geologist came up, and was Interestingly
discussed by Messrs. Bell of Cooke aud
Prendergast against it and Richardson,
McGaughey and Baylor in its favor.
MIR Bell offered an amendment confln-
ing the work to the school, University
and asylum lands, so as to exclude rail-
road lands and those Of other corpora
tiOns. Lost.
The bill was defeated on final passage
by vote of 40 to 45, mainly on con-
stitutional objections
Mr. Browning entered a motion to re-
consider.
In the discussion of the bill Mr.. Bell of
| Cooke played his ridicule against the
measure. When he saw little fellow
! harrassing the members to vote for it it
satisfied him that it was personal interest
and not for the good of the state, and
when be saw papers of the state, and
especially the local press, coming to the
rescue with editorial articles every few
! DAYS lecturing the House as to what it
/
the conviction that there was something
rotten in Denmark.
Mr.. HayDe called up House joint resC-
luton for final adjournment March 81.
'Che matter was postponed till Monday.
The general appropriation bill was
reached, but was postponed till the after
] noon session, when the House adjourned
till O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House went into committee of the
whole upon the general appropriation bill.
Amendments were adopted under the
heading Department of Education, max
ing the item OF $50, 900 for the Sam
Houston Normal Institute payable out.of
the available school fund, allowing $3.50
for text books for Prsirie View Normal
! School and making the item OF $1,000 for
that school payable cut Of the general
fund.
An amendment allowing $4,000 for sum-
mer normal schools was defeated.
| In the peni entiarY department the
! item Of $40, 900 for sugar machinery for
the state fam in Fort Bend county was
eliminated and $500 substituted for re-
pairs for the machinery on the farm.
! Under the heading "State University"
! the usual appropriation of its available
fund and interest for its support, sub
! iect, however, to an appropriation Of
| $40 900 out of the fund for the Agricul-
tural and Mechanical College, is proposed.
! Another provision is one payiag
the University for amounts diverted
! By the state from University
! funds $50, 600 on condition that this shall
| be in full Of principal and interest Of the
above claims, and all other debts due By
! the state to the University, and shall be
used in the construction of buildings for
the medical branch Of the University Of
| Texas
| MIR. Mills moved TO strike out the pro
vision as to the medical college, and re-
| ferred to the claims proposed to be COM
promised as imaginary, COnteDding be-
sides that although the money was taken
! from the University fund it had been ap-
piled to school purposes. He was Op-
posed to fostering a sickly institution at
| Galveston.
Mr. Gresham argued that the state
should secure the benefits Of Mr. S2ely's
proposition Of $50, 600, and mat Of the
city Of Galveston of block of ground
worth $500 on which to build hos
pital, which, when built, shall be donated
to the University, all for the purpose of
starting the medical branch of the UGiver-
sitY which shall be located In Galveston.
The SeeIy and Galveston donations are
conditioned that the Legislature ct the
present session shall appropriate $4,000
cash for the same purpose.
Mr.. HudginS said the University was
the creature OF the constitution, and one
of the dearest institutions which the
state is cherishing. It's funds are sa-
cred trust in the hands Of the state as
trustee. The state preserves its manage
ment and invests its funds. In that re-
spect the state is 8 trustee with Il solemn
trust i'll its charge OF all these iDstitu-
tons. He cOmbatted the position Of Mr..
Mills that the amounts proposed to be
paid to the University by the state were
imaginary claims. They were the results
of misrepresentation of funds by
the state which, il committed by
the gentleman from McLenuau, might
land him in the penitentiary. The money
should be paid back to the University to
get the advantage of the proposed dona-
lions which could save at least 5000, GEO
annually from going out of the state for
attendance Of medical students at other
colleges.
Mr. Parker strongly advocated the ap-
preparation and acceptance OF the dOn9-
tions as good compromise to settle
claims against the stste, and the best set
Element on business principles that could
be made.
After further discussion the House ad-
journed for night session.
NIGHT SESSION.
The appropriation bill was postponed
till tomorrow.
The House concurrfd in Senate amend
ments TO several MINOR bills; also in SEN
ate amendments making opium Joints dis
orderly houses.
Senate bill creating Tsrrant county a
judicial district passed.
Bill Furnishing disclosures of grand
jury secrets with imprisonment was en-
crossed.
House bill amending the law defining
rape passed.
Adjourned. Is
Red Star Codeh Cure acts like charm
on sore throats fSo poisons. Twenty
five cents. Fss.
THR0CGH A BRIDGE.